used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
lacking funds
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
ConservativeadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
courteousadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrtiəs/
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
flitverbUS /flɪt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
HoughtonnounUS /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
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From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, indeed!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
tartlyadverbUS /ˈtɑːrtli/
in a tart manner
From this reading Sometimes she broke into open impatience with him, sometimes he answered her tartly: “Indeed, indeed!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he would flit away to the Conservative Club, with a fleet, light, hurried step, as if pressed by fate.
a late time of life
From this reading For twenty years, she and James Houghton treated each other with a courteous distance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, well, I’m sorry you find it so—” as if the injury consisted in her finding it so.
